Number 100

Kirksville gets another hat trick from Kallie Holte and two assists from Jordyn Allen in a 6-1 victory over Marshall, giving the Lady Tiger program 100 wins in its history

Ryan Ronan @RyanRonan_KDE

KIRKSVILLE – The Lady Tigers were coming off victories where they beat their last two opponents by a score of 15-2 as they took on Marshall on Thursday night. KHS scored six more goals led by another Kallie Holte hat trick and won 6-1.

Holte has posted a hat trick in her last three games, including a four-goal effort against Southern Boone.

The win was the 100th victory in the brief history of the Lady Tiger soccer program.

Holte got things started with a goal less than six minutes into the first half, as she simply outran the Lady Owl defense.

Emily Schwend made it 2-0 when she scored on a free kick less than four minutes later.

With just over 20 minutes left in the first half, Holte scored on a free kick of her own, making it 3-0. Sarah Hooper closed out the first half scoring as she scored with 15:15 left, making it 4-0 at halftime and the ladies were well on their way to victory.

“It was a good game. Both teams played well all around. Marshall plugged things up in the midfield and made it hard, give them that credit for that. We were able to overcome that and play our game and scored some great goals,” said Kirksville head coach Shawn Meintz.

The Owls got physical with the Lady Tigers, especially with Holte as they put her on the turf on countless occasions throughout the night.

“They played one of the most physical games we have seen. It’s good for us to experience someone who is going to fight back. With all the goals that Kallie is putting up she is going to be playing with a mark on her back and something that she is going to have to learn to deal with,” said Meintz.

Holte was able to adjust to the physical play as she scored her third goal by simply breaking the ankles of multiple Marshall defenders and putting the ball on net so quickly the Owls keeper had no chance to react.

Jordyn Allen set up Hooper for her second goal of the game with a sweet pass that left the MHS defenders chasing the play from behind.

Allen finished the game with two assists, giving her 13 on the season, just three away from the single season record.

“We moved the ball around really well tonight. I like to drive the ball to the near post and then cross it to whoever is there,” said Allen.

Scoring goals is only one aspect of the game. Keeping teams off the board is another and the Lady Tigers have been doing a great job of that with a group of new players along the backline. One of those players is Bailey Guiles, who is playing her first season on defense.

“We played down to their level tonight a little and not up to ours for the whole game. Since our defense is all new this year it’s a little harder but we are coming together and are able to work the ball back up the field and through the middle,” said Guiles.

The Lady Tigers soccer program is on the rise and achieving the milestone of the program’s 100th win highlights that.

“It is a big motivation for the team. To be able to achieve this milestone is a great thing. The program has only been around for 16 or 17 years and picking up the 100th win is a big deal. Now we have to continue to build on that from varsity to JV to the club teams,” said Meintz.